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The '''Grand Theft Auto IV Era''' refers to a current and ongoing canonical era of [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]]. These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and the state of [[Alderney]]. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from [[2008]] to present.
==Chronological release list==
As it currently stands:
===GTA IV===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:Iv boxart.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'''
|''2008''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}
===Episodic Expansion Packs===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:Tlad boxart.JPG|150px]]
'''[[The Lost and Damned]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|[[File:CoverArt-TBoGT.JPG|150px]]
'''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}
===GTA Chinatown Wars===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars.png|150px]]
'''[[Chinatown Wars]]'''
|''2009''
| [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]] [[Playstation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|-
|}
===Combination Discs===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:GTA EFLC Neutral Cover.jpg|130px]]
'''[[Episodes From Liberty City]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|(Currently No Image Available)
'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition| The Complete Edition]]'''
|''2010''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}
==Chronological plot list==
*[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (2008)
*[[The Lost and Damned]] (2008)
*[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (2008)
*[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] (2009)
==Locations in the GTA IV Era==
===State of Liberty===
*[[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
*[[The Carraways]]
===State of Alderney===
*[[Alderney City]]
*[[Westdyke]]
*[[Leftwood]]
*[[Berchem]]
*[[Acter]]
*[[Normandy]]
*[[Tudor]]
*[[Port Tudor]]
*[[Acter Industrial Park]]
===State of San Andreas===
*[[Las Venturas]]
*[[Los Santos]]
*[[San Fierro]]
*[[Red County]]
*[[Flint County]]
*[[Tierra Robada]]
*[[Bone County]]
*[[Whetstone]]
===State of Florida===
*[[Vice City in GTA IV Era|Vice City]]
*[[Cottonmouth]]
===Other===
*[[Carcer City]]
*[[Bullworth]]
*[[Capital City]]
==Games in the GTA IV Era==
===Grand Theft Auto IV===
[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.
===Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned===
[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is [[Johnny Klebitz]], Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of [[The Lost Brotherhood]].
===Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony===
[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]], and the story follows him and his boss [[Gay Tony]], who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.
===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars===
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] ([[2009]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] based on the GTA IV rendition, in the year 2009. It is the first Grand Theft Auto game to be released on the [[Nintendo DS]], and was announced at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference on July 15, 2008. This game has several new features, such as touch screen mini-games. It is also available on the [[PSP|Sony PSP]] and [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]]. The PSP version features drastically improved graphics.
The game focuses on the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]], and protagonist [[Huang Lee]], the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head [[Wu Lee]]. The game's storyline does not intertwine with those of GTA IV and its episodes, nor is it part of the trinity that connects them, leading some to question its canonicity.
==Trivia==
*So far, the GTA IV Era has only featured Liberty City as a playable location.
[[Category:Eras]]
[[Category:GTA IV Era]]

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The Grand Theft Auto IV Era refers to a current and ongoing canonical era of Grand Theft Auto games. These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of Liberty City and the state of Alderney. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from 2008 to present.

State of San Andreas

State of Florida

Other

Games in the GTA IV Era

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) is set in Liberty City in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for PC. GTA IV's game engine is the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The protagonist is Niko Bellic, a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.

Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned

The Lost and Damned (2009) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in Episodes from Liberty City, which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost Brotherhood.

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is Luis Fernando Lopez, and the story follows him and his boss Gay Tony, who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.

The game focuses on the Triads, and protagonist Huang Lee, the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head Wu Lee. The game's storyline does not intertwine with those of GTA IV and its episodes, nor is it part of the trinity that connects them, leading some to question its canonicity.

Trivia

So far, the GTA IV Era has only featured Liberty City as a playable location.

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The '''Grand Theft Auto IV Era''' refers to a current and ongoing canonical era of [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]]. These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] and the state of [[Alderney]]. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from [[2008]] to present.
==Chronological release list==
As it currently stands:
===GTA IV===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:Iv boxart.jpg|150px]]
'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'''
|''2008''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}
===Episodic Expansion Packs===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:Tlad boxart.JPG|150px]]
'''[[The Lost and Damned]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|[[File:CoverArt-TBoGT.JPG|150px]]
'''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}
===GTA Chinatown Wars===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars.png|150px]]
'''[[Chinatown Wars]]'''
|''2009''
| [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]] [[Playstation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|-
|}
===Combination Discs===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name/Boxart
! Release Date
!Platform(s)
|-
|[[File:GTA EFLC Neutral Cover.jpg|130px]]
'''[[Episodes From Liberty City]]'''
|''2009''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|(Currently No Image Available)
'''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition| The Complete Edition]]'''
|''2010''
|[[Xbox 360]], [[Playstation 3|PS3]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
|-
|}
==Chronological plot list==
*[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] (2008)
*[[The Lost and Damned]] (2008)
*[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (2008)
*[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] (2009)
==Locations in the GTA IV Era==
===State of Liberty===
*[[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
*[[The Carraways]]
===State of Alderney===
*[[Alderney City]]
*[[Westdyke]]
*[[Leftwood]]
*[[Berchem]]
*[[Acter]]
*[[Normandy]]
*[[Tudor]]
*[[Port Tudor]]
*[[Acter Industrial Park]]
===State of San Andreas===
*[[Las Venturas]]
*[[Los Santos]]
*[[San Fierro]]
*[[Red County]]
*[[Flint County]]
*[[Tierra Robada]]
*[[Bone County]]
*[[Whetstone]]
===State of Florida===
*[[Vice City in GTA IV Era|Vice City]]
*[[Cottonmouth]]
===Other===
*[[Carcer City]]
*[[Bullworth]]
*[[Capital City]]
==Games in the GTA IV Era==
===Grand Theft Auto IV===
[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.
===Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned===
[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is [[Johnny Klebitz]], Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of [[The Lost Brotherhood]].
===Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony===
[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]], and the story follows him and his boss [[Gay Tony]], who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.
===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars===
[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] ([[2009]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] based on the GTA IV rendition, in the year 2009. It is the first Grand Theft Auto game to be released on the [[Nintendo DS]], and was announced at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference on July 15, 2008. This game has several new features, such as touch screen mini-games. It is also available on the [[PSP|Sony PSP]] and [[Apple iPhone|Apple iPhone/iPod Touch]]. The PSP version features drastically improved graphics.
The game focuses on the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]], and protagonist [[Huang Lee]], the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head [[Wu Lee]]. The game's storyline does not intertwine with those of GTA IV and its episodes, nor is it part of the trinity that connects them, leading some to question its canonicity.
==Trivia==
*So far, the GTA IV Era has only featured Liberty City as a playable location.
[[Category:Eras]]
[[Category:GTA IV Era]]